Greetings,

I have been tinkering with my GF's 850f with the hopes that she will forget about those damn expensive Iphones and embrace the Android way... but so far the Alpha has been acting up. I will explain the issue:

Sometimes, seemingly at random, the phone will get stuck and get really slow. I think I managed to isolate the issue because it seems to happen after using an app that uses the microphone (Duolingo, Whatsapp). After she uses the microphone, the phone will remain stuck. You can get out of the app and close it, but it won't open again and the phone gets slow. Everything goes back to normal after I reboot the phone, but it invariably happens at least once a day. It doesn't happen everytime she uses microphone.

Things I've tried:

• Upgraded to official Lollipop using the France image (Clean flash)


• Installed custom recovery (First 2.8.0 and then 2.8.6)


• Flashed Ozcan ROM (Clean flash again)

It didn't happen on KitKat, it actually began after flashing the Lollipop upgrade, but I'm iffy about returning to Lollipop. Anyone knows a way to debug, single out or fix something like this?
Thanks in advance!

Hi there
I'm pretty new with my alpha, cause before i've had only xperia devices (from xv till z3) and i dont have any experiences with flashing on samsung devices.
Anyway i'm going to my questions. Is there something like bootloader which i have to unlock before flashing any mode ? I've read something about g fix could you provide me a link. Do you have any suggestions what to flash i'm still on 4.4.4 and i think after my experinece with lp i'm not going to update soon 😂. So do you know any good stock based rom with good battery life and such a good ported stuff?
Thank you for everything my lovely xda comunity. I apreciate every answer and help !!
PS: my model number is g850f

I have bought a galaxy alpha four days ago. The device was working very well the first days with no problems. Excellent phone. It was getting warm, but I know this is normal for phones.

However the warm became worse, at the point the display was heating so much to risk to burn my finger. The display is now constantly getting warm even when doing simple tasks (whatsapp, browsing internet) and it is uncomfortable to use.

If I try to do a intensive task (like playing a game), even only for a few minutes, then it becomes hot and it makes the display almost untouchable. The top part of the display is especially affected by the problem. The back cover in plastic is also warm, but nothing that prevents me from safely holding the device in my hand

I have tried to turn off the phone and let it to cool down. However, after turning on the device again, the phone gets warm like before.

Is all of this normal? I'm aware that every phone becomes hot with use, but I believe my alpha is exxaggerated. I think it's a problem of faulty device, but I'd like to know your opinions first before to go back to the shop.

Thank you for answering

OK 700 Mhz band is listed but not band 12 on 700 mhz.

However we have seen 1700 WCDMA ( 3G H H+) show up in the service menu even though not listed in Specs.

So wondering IF the Band 12 is available on the listed 700 Band
OR if one that can be enabled by some of you clever Devs here ?
Thanks.

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